Hand-bag.



A. KULICK.

HAND BAG.

APPucAHonI man APR. 1o. 19H.

l @QQ Mtented Septl 11, 191K A WUR/VHS prima srafrias .ABRAHAM KULICK, FNEW" YORK, 1\T. Y.

HAND-BAG.

To all 'wwm t may concern:

Be it known that l, ABRAHAM KULICK,

- a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of NewYork, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, haveinvented a new and lmproved Hand-Bag, of which the following is a full,clear, and eXact description.

The invention relates to hand bags having draw strings for closingpurposes and which form carrying handles for the bag.

rlhe object of the invention is to provide a new and improved hand bagarranged to allow of holding the mouth of the bag in open position forthe insertion of articles within or their removal from the bag, and topermit of conveniently opening and closing the bag without danger of thedraw strings becoming entangled or tearing the material at the mouth ofthe bag body. Another object is to strongly reinforce the ends of thebag.

In order to accomplish the desired result, use is made of a bag bodymade of a soft pliable material and having an open mouth, reinforcingplates inserted in the ends of the bag body and extending a distancedownward from the upper edge of the mouth of the bag, the said plateshaving guide openings, and closing means such as draw strings engagingthe mouth of the bag body and the said guide openings to permit ofclosing the mouth of the bag.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hand bag with the parts shown inopen position;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same withl the parts in closed position;and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional plan view of the same on the line 3 3 ofFig. 1.

rlhe bag body is made of a suitable fabric material, such as silk,leather or the like, and the bag body is formed of a front 10, a back 11and inserts 12 connecting the edges of the front 10 and the back 11 witheach other by the employment of suitable stitches or the like. Theinserts 12 terminate at their upper ends a distance below the upper endsof the front 10 and the back 11 to provide openings or cut-out portionsbetween the corresponding upper free edges of the front Speccaton ofLetters Patent. PatemtwIll Steph. lill, 11917.. Application led April10, 1917.

Serial No. 160,971.

10 and theback 11 and the upper edges of the inserts 12. Into thecut-out portions or openings lit metallic plates 14;, 15 whichpreferably terminate at their upper ends a short distance below the topedges ofv the front 10 and the back l1, as plainly indicated in Fig. 1.Each of the plates 141 and 15 is provided with reduced sides and bottoms1G having apertures engaged by stitches 17 also engaging the free edgesof the front 10 and the back 1.1 and the upper edges of the inserts 12to securely fasten the plates le and 15 in position. A slight outwardcurvature is preferably given to the plates lfl so that the latterconform to the general construction of the bag to enhance the appearancethereof. The metallic plates 141 and 15 may be provided with the ownersinitials. In order to hide or cover up the stitches 17 on the outerfaces of the plates 14 and 15, use is preferably made of a trimming 2Oof braid or other suitable material sewed along the joints of the front10, the back 11 and the inserts 12. rlhe trimming 2O overlies thereduced portions 16 of the plates lll and 15 so that the reducedportions 16 are not visible.

In order to close the hand bag, use is made of double draw strings 30and 31 engaging loops or rings 32 attached to the inner faces of thefront 10 and the back 11 a distance from the upper edges thereof, andthe said draw-strings engage openings or eyelets 33 and 34 formed onealongside the other in the upper portions of the metallic plates 14: andl 15. The outer ends of the draw strings 30 aud 31 are formed into loopsto provide suitable handles for carrying the bag. When the bag is in theopen position shown in Fig. 1 and the user exerts an outward pull on theouter ends of the draw strings 30 and 31 then the mouth of the bag ismoved into closed position with the upper ends of the metallic platesmoving in contact with each other thus insuring a firm closing of themouth of the bag. As the plates 14 and 15 terminate below the tops ofthe front 10 and the back 11 the upper portions thereof are gatheredinto ornamental shape to enhance the appearance of the bag, as plainlyHaving thus described my invention, l

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentz A hand bag,comprising a bag body having,` an open mouth and formed of' a HeXiblematerial, the bag body having a front, a back, inserts connecting thelower portions of the front and back with each other, the insertshaving` their upper ends terminating a distance below the tops of thesaid front and back to form spaces between the uppeil portions oi 'the-front and back, reinforcing; plates of non-flexible material andfitting into the spaces formed between the free side edges of theSaidvfront and back and the. Lipper edges of the inserts, and havingguide openings in their upper portions, stitches eomeating` thel sideedges and bottoms of the said plates with the said side edges of thefront and back and the upper edges of the inserts, guide rings securedalong the front and back around the said mouth of the bag, and drawstrings extending through the plate openings and through the said guiderings.

ABRAHAM KULICK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve' cents eac-h, byaddressing' the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. 0.

